What color is #858274?

#858274 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858274?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 116: 133 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858274?

The complementary color is #747785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858274 color

#858274 rgb(133, 130, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #858274 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (133, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#858274 color codes

HEX	`#858274`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, -1.47, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 8.12, 100.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.808, 22.213, 19.711)`
Decimal	`8749684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858274, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #858274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #858274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858274; }
.text { color: #858274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858274, #808574); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858274?: #858274 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858274?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 116: 133 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858274?: The complementary color is #747785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.